The Nite Note reports recent police and fire incidents and is compiled from public records, on-the-scene reporting and interviews. Some significant incidents may not be in the Nite Note but are reported in full elsewhere on the site.

Springfield police said an intoxicated driver hit a man standing near the side of the road, pinning him between his car and a trailer.

Police spokeswoman Lisa Cox said Bryan Winston was arrested on Friday near the intersection of Bennett Street and John Avenue. Two men were loading debris from the side of the road into a trailer.

As they were getting into the truck, police say Winston struck one of the men, and then struck the trailer — causing him to be caught between the car and the trailer.

The man suffered serious injuries, but Cox said they were not life-threatening. Winston was arrested for a DWI, and charges are expected to be submitted soon

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A Springfield police report from Wednesday said a Springfield Police Department vehicle struck a fence during training at the Springfield-Branson National Airport. Both the vehicle and the fence sustained damage.

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A caller in the 2000 block of West Walnut Street reported a sinkhole had opened in their backyard on Thursday, and they were evacuating their house.

It was later determined that it was an old cistern that had opened slightly.

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A trip to McDonald’s was the downfall of a Springfield man, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers.

Troopers say they responded to a car crash on Sept. 18, 2014 where one vehicle had left the scene. They found the car in the 3800 block of West Farm Road 148. Rhonda Mayer, a resident at the house, said she didn’t know how long the car had been there, but that her son, Lloyd Kelly, had driven it before.

Troopers saw someone climb over a fence near the home but were unable to find them. What they did find was a McDonald’s bag with a receipt — which led them to surveillance video showing Kelly driving the vehicle at 6 p.m. that day.

When troopers contacted Kelly, he said he was not driving the car at the time of the crash — that would be “Mike,” whose last name he did not know.

Kelly was charged Thursday with driving while revoked or suspended.

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There were 24 motor vehicle crashes, two reports of domestic assault and one report of DWI on Wednesday in Springfield.

The Nite Note is compiled by Trevor J. Mitchell. Follow him on Twitter @TJM613 or email him at tmitchell@news-leader.com. You can reach him by phone at 417-836-1189.